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Chlorine has 7 electrons in its valence shell it accepts the electronic to complete its octet it becomes an chlorine ion (CI-) what is the nature of this chlorine ion

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it will be cationic in nature


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when an atom gains an electron it acquires a negative charge and becomes a cation. As chlorine gains an electron to complete its octet it will become cationic in nature
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